Probation fines in Palm Beach County could be paid in installments

People who must pay fines as part of probation soon could pay in installments, a plan criminal justice managers say could make a deep cut into what’s now a 70 percent non-payment rate.

On Tuesday morning, the executive committee of the Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission voted unanimously to call on Chief Circuit Judge Jeffrey Colbath to issue an administrative order. Colbath said he intends to do so.